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How materials selection can impact restorations

While you can trust your lab to choose the right materials for your restorations, it’s important to understand material limitations because each case is unique and many situations call for tradeoffs. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of...

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How digital dentistry can benefit your practice

In the dental lab industry, we see increased pressure to deliver a superior product, in less time and for less money. But focusing on building better...

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In-house abutment and bar design

If you spend time on our blog, you’ll know that California Dental Arts is a stickler for precision. That’s why we design abutments, crowns and...

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Considerations for filling out an Rx

Achieving successful restorations with the right fit, function and esthetic means being able to effectively communicate with your lab. Since dental...

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Case Sterilization Tips

Case Sterilization for the lab and office Case sterilization in the office as well as the lab is extremely important. Last year, California Dental...

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Secrets to taking better case pictures

What is the number one communication tool a dentist can use with their lab? It’s not something that can be written down or verbally communicated;...

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Benefits of digital dental impressions

Traditional tray-and-putty dental impressions are rapidly being replaced by highly accurate digital intraoral impressions, but the time and cost...

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How to improve the outcome of your triple-tray impressions

Triple-tray impressions have grown to be one of the most popular techniques for taking single-unit impressions. Who wouldn’t want to save time and...

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Benefits of a working model for quality outcomes

At the lab, we have many available technologies designed to enhance productivity, all while helping dentists improve patient care. As the technology...

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The advantage of a full-arch impression tray

Improving the outcomes of your restorations with a full-arch impression tray. Triple trays have become one of the most popular types of impressions...

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